Harrison Hoffman

About Harrison Hoffman

As Principal Product Manager for Cloud Apps at Xbox, I bring Xbox experiences to 3rd party devices to empower more gamers around the world to play Xbox games on the entertainment devices they already own, without the need for dedicated gaming hardware, including apps for Samsung TV, Fire TV, LG TV, Windows, Meta Quest, and more.I joined Team Xbox in 2015 and recently led customer experience planning and coordination for Xbox Series X|S through launch, helping to deliver the Xbox experience that gamers use across console generations. I was also responsible for the Xbox Series X|S setup experience, which introduced fast setup via customers’ mobile devices, as well as Alexa and Google Assistant integrations, which enable customers to control their Xbox consoles using their voice.Prior to working on Xbox, I led a team focused on enthusiast marketing for Microsoft Consumer Apps & Services (OneDrive, Outlook.com, Internet Explorer) and was a Product Manager for Microsoft SkyDrive (now OneDrive). Before coming to Microsoft, I wrote The Web Services Report, a blog covering Web 2.0 for CNET\'s Blog Network and was a co-founder of LiveSide.net, a technology news website covering Microsoft\'s consumer web products. I graduated from the University of Miami, majoring in Business Management & Organization and Computer Science.I love tech news, snowboarding, video games, live music, film, design, and using new tech products, apps, and services in my spare time.

Experience

1. Principal Product Manager, Xbox

   Microsoft

   Sep 2020 — Present

   Leading our efforts to bring Xbox gaming to 3rd party devices, using cloud gaming, to empower more gamers around the world to play Xbox. Launched Xbox’s first ever Smart TV app in partnership with Samsung, followed by the Xbox app for Fire TV and LG TV- Responsible for delivering a simple, delightful, and effective Xbox Series X|S Day 1 customer experience, working across Engineering, Packaging, Marketing, Support, and more- Coordinated across all teams contributing to the Xbox Experience to ensure launch quality and readiness for Holiday 2020 and Xbox Series X|S- Worked across the Xbox console and mobile teams to make mobile an essential, everyday co-pilot for Xbox gamers.

Education

• American University of Paris

  Study Abroad, Art History

  2008 — 2008

• University of Miami

  Bachelor of Business Administration, Double Major: Business Management & Organization and Computer Science

  2006 — 2010

Skills

• Cloud Computing
• Blogging
• Product Marketing
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Graphic Design
• Leadership
• Competitive Analysis
• Strategy
• Social Media
• Advertising
• Developer Marketing
• Product Management
• Management
• Marketing
• Public Relations
• Team Leadership
• Web Development
• Digital Marketing
• Integrated Marketing
• Web 2.0